Fire Mick

[jacobkdoyle]

And porter brought in buzz and his high recruit cousin. Much better situation than Mick. We are sustaining success but it has become a little stagnant. But at this point it's because we are putting everything on tournament success. We have completely forgotten how good this year really was. How great our team was. We melted down and it hurts, it sucks, it's a whole lot of stuff. But that doesn't take away from the rest of the success of this season.

Yeah it's just the way the year ended, the way Mick acted about it, and the way this spring recruiting has gone. Just bums me out.

 

[waterhead]

Yeah it's just the way the year ended, the way Mick acted about it, and the way this spring recruiting has gone. Just bums me out.

I hear you. I think I am at the point now where any more complaining about it will just make me feel worse. So now it's time to look at what we have and what we can do with it.

I don't have nearly the same confidence with this squad as last year but if we can get Williams going and get one or two of the bigs to make a decent leap we might be able to have a "nice" season.

Not only are we missing 3 of our top players...they were ALSO the 3 leaders on the court. Gary and Jake were like having an assistant coach on the floor and Kyle was the energy guy. I don't know who steps into those roles? Cumberland is not a vocal guy. We need a couple of guys out there to direct traffic and provide some energy. It's going to be an up and down year if we don't have floor leaders since we will be less talented as well.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

I hear you. I think I am at the point now where any more complaining about it will just make me feel worse. So now it's time to look at what we have and what we can do with it.

I don't have nearly the same confidence with this squad as last year but if we can get Williams going and get one or two of the bigs to make a decent leap we might be able to have a "nice" season.

Not only are we missing 3 of our top players...they were ALSO the 3 leaders on the court. Gary and Jake were like having an assistant coach on the floor and Kyle was the energy guy. I don't know who steps into those roles? Cumberland is not a vocal guy. We need a couple of guys out there to direct traffic and provide some energy. It's going to be an up and down year if we don't have floor leaders since we will be less talented as well.

Scott will have to be the vocal leader. Cumberland and Broome will do the talking with their play.

That 2nd paragraph is depressing. I hate that we are right back to the whole "if this guys becomes this, then _______". So many unknowns. I just pray that we aren't the biggest rockfight team in America next year. But that really is useless bc I'm already 99.99999% sure we will be.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

My rules for next year will be this:

-If a guy shoots a long 2 with more than 5 on the shot clock, I turn the game off.

-If Mick chases a ref down the sideline to scream and yell, I turn the game off.

- If we walk the ball up the floor more than a couple times in a row, I turn the game off.

-If we feed Nsoseme in the post against a good team, I turn the game off.

I'm sure I'll think of more. But this will save whatever sanity I have left.

 

[TheRealUC]

Just thought this was interesting...

Frank Haith left Missouri for dead. Then they hired Kim Anderson, who lasted 3 years. They went 9-23, 10-21, and 8-24 in those 3 years. They had a combined 8-46 SEC record under Anderson. Cuonzo Martin came in and in year 1 got an 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament. And that was without Michael Porter Jr. for 30 games.

If we think it's a miracle that Cronin got us back in the tournament in 5 years, they should put up a Cuonzo Martin statue in Columbia.

Always nice when you have an additional 5 star recruit and a 4 star recruit to soften the blow of losing Michael Porter. Just sayin.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

Always nice when you have an additional 5 star recruit and a 4 star recruit to soften the blow of losing Michael Porter. Just sayin.

Yeah. Check out our 09-10 team that missed the tournament in year 4.

 

[Garybearcat]

My rules for next year will be this:

-If a guy shoots a long 2 with more than 5 on the shot clock, I turn the game off.

-If Mick chases a ref down the sideline to scream and yell, I turn the game off.

- If we walk the ball up the floor more than a couple times in a row, I turn the game off.

-If we feed Nsoseme in the post against a good team, I turn the game off.

I'm sure I'll think of more. But this will save whatever sanity I have left.

You are a little baby. If you don't get what you want you take your toys and go home. It's too bad this website can't turn you off. This post is why I rarely come on this website anymore. Just my opinion........

 

[jacobkdoyle]

You are a little baby. If you don't get what you want you take your toys and go home. It's too bad this website can't turn you off. This post is why I rarely come on this website anymore. Just my opinion........

It'd be realllllly easy for you to not read my posts.

If I don't believe in something, I'm not going to support it. I mean, am I just supposed to sit there and clap like an idiot when we continually do dumb shit with no adjustment?

I notice you never attack the actual content of my posts. I wish you would. You might change my mind. But you aren't here to talk about UC. Which is why no one notices or cares when you make posts like this and storm off.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

You are a little baby. If you don't get what you want you take your toys and go home. It's too bad this website can't turn you off. This post is why I rarely come on this website anymore. Just my opinion........

Also, I think BearcatNews is looking for people. You seem like the kind of guy who would do well on a site like that...where only 1 train of thought is allowed. That way you can avoid ever being exposed to anything that challenges your set in stone narrative.

 

[ccmbearcat]

Also, I think BearcatNews is looking for people. You seem like the kind of guy who would do well on a site like that...where only 1 train of thought is allowed. That way you can avoid ever being exposed to anything that challenges your set in stone narrative.

Man, it's been a loooonnnng time since I checked this site out. There is really only one train of thought allowed here too, and it is completely and absolutely negative. I left because every single thread is spun into negative bashing and childish back and forth. I looked again today and nothing has changed. If you come here looking for information, you have to really look, because most of the threads have nothing to do with the original topic. Say what you want about BCN, but at least the threads stay on topic and you can actually get some information, and it seems a little more adult.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

Man, it's been a loooonnnng time since I checked this site out. There is really only one train of thought allowed here too, and it is completely and absolutely negative. I left because every single thread is spun into negative bashing and childish back and forth. I looked again today and nothing has changed. If you come here looking for information, you have to really look, because most of the threads have nothing to do with the original topic. Say what you want about BCN, but at least the threads stay on topic and you can actually get some information, and it seems a little more adult.

Something tells me this isn't your first time on this site in a long time. Just a hunch.

And you are wrong that only one train of thought is allowed on this site. What you are seeing is people who are free to express their honest opinion. Positive or negative. The thing I notice about people like you (and I remember your very "adult" exit from this site a while back lmao) is that you just don't like to be challenged bc you have nothing other than blind faith to back up your point of view.

I've said it a million times...tell me why I'm wrong. Instead of spending the time to make posts like this, why is it too much to ask to get a post about UC discussing why the "negative" point of view is so wrong?

The way I see it, the truly negative people are the ones who act like the deck is stacked against us at every turn, and in every aspect imaginable. That's negative to me. I just want a better product and have high standards. And when they continue to not be met, I will voice my displeasure. I don't know how else you think that works. Especially when the "positive" people offer very little sensical information to convince me why I'm in the wrong.

 

[cincycpaw]

Man, it's been a loooonnnng time since I checked this site out. There is really only one train of thought allowed here too, and it is completely and absolutely negative. I left because every single thread is spun into negative bashing and childish back and forth. I looked again today and nothing has changed. If you come here looking for information, you have to really look, because most of the threads have nothing to do with the original topic. Say what you want about BCN, but at least the threads stay on topic and you can actually get some information, and it seems a little more adult.

Bearcatnews is junk, a graveyard. They killed that site with their rose-colored lenses. Have fun with the adults over there....y'all can talk about all the participation trophies UC has under Mick.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

Just to make this clear...MY PERSONAL expectations for UC basketball are as follows:

-Each 4 year player should win a conference title, a conference tournament title, and play in the 2nd weekend of the NCAA Tournament in their career.

That's the bare minimum.

No player under Mick has ever accomplished this. And the more time that passes without this ever happening, the closer I get to wanting to move in a new direction.

If this is unreasonable, please tell me why.

 

[Mcginnjw]

Just to make this clear...MY PERSONAL expectations for UC basketball are as follows:

-Each 4 year player should win a conference title, a conference tournament title, and play in the 2nd weekend of the NCAA Tournament in their career.

That's the bare minimum.

No player under Mick has ever accomplished this. And the more time that passes without this ever happening, the closer I get to wanting to move in a new direction.

If this is unreasonable, please tell me why.

Not at all....but you are the biggest contributor and moderator. Every thread gets turned into a negative about Mick since the Nevada loss. Please moderate your posts and threads. Please stay on topic and keep all this garbage contained to this thread.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

Not at all....but you are the biggest contributor and moderator. Every thread gets turned into a negative about Mick since the Nevada loss. Please moderate your posts and threads. Please stay on topic and keep all this garbage contained to this thread.

Fair enough.

For future reference, you (and anyone else) are free to Report any posts you'd like. Should you find it necessary.

 

[Zdiddy513]

Not at all....but you are the biggest contributor and moderator. Every thread gets turned into a negative about Mick since the Nevada loss. Please moderate your posts and threads. Please stay on topic and keep all this garbage contained to this thread.

I was banned on a different account earlier this past season for being critical of Cronin lol. I predicted an early exit based on the way Cronin coaches tight, uses his personnel and starts justin Jenifer but noone here wanted to hear what they knew deep down inside was true. I would have rather been wrong but it's funny how the tone of this whole site has changed. Oh well, this is still the best forum for bearcat basketball which is all I really care about; uc football is ok I guess but I'll never get too excited about a sport my team has 0 chance to win a national title before the season even starts.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

I was banned on a different account earlier this past season for being critical of Cronin lol. I predicted an early exit based on the way Cronin coaches tight, uses his personnel and starts justin Jenifer but noone here wanted to hear what they knew deep down inside was true. I would have rather been wrong but it's funny how the tone of this whole site has changed. Oh well, this is still the best forum for bearcat basketball which is all I really care about; uc football is ok I guess but I'll never get too excited about a sport my team has 0 chance to win a national title before the season even starts.

Yeah sorry about that. It was mid game (@Temple I think?) and shit was flying in from everywhere. We didn't recognize the username and thought in the moment it was L-T under a different name (he tried to come back a lot for a while there). I meant to message you about that a while ago and forgot. I do apologize.

 

[Zdiddy513]

Yeah sorry about that. It was mid game (@Temple I think?) and shit was flying in from everywhere. We didn't recognize the username and thought in the moment it was L-T under a different name (he tried to come back a lot for a while there). I meant to message you about that a while ago and forgot. I do apologize.

No worries lol. I was probably drinking and that game had everyone on edge.

 

[ZCat]

Man, it's been a loooonnnng time since I checked this site out. There is really only one train of thought allowed here too, and it is completely and absolutely negative. I left because every single thread is spun into negative bashing and childish back and forth. I looked again today and nothing has changed. If you come here looking for information, you have to really look, because most of the threads have nothing to do with the original topic. Say what you want about BCN, but at least the threads stay on topic and you can actually get some information, and it seems a little more adult.

I thought Jacob’s post was funny. That said, I was just thinking today when looking at today’s posts, in several threads, that the comments had the same theme: That we all have been discussing lately. Me included. Which is lack of recruits, frustrated with the plateau, coach may not chang, etc. And I was thinking that these have nothing to do with the thread topic.I definitely do like that about bearcat news. They had a big push many years ago to keep everything related to the thread. I used to go to that site daily before I found this one thanks to The Great one or Legend. Just after college, they used to be called UC Bearcats.com or something like that. Then Keith gave the domain name to UC for just a few tickets or something lol.

I definitely do like that about bearcat news. They had a big push many years ago to keep everything related to that thread.

So I’m saying, it would be nice if we could keep everything related to the topic. And we can maybe post frustration comments, in a thread called frustration. I’ll start that now.

 

[Helicopter]

Our best team in 17 years just had an all-time epic choke job on the national stage in a wide open final four bracket. I think people are allowed to be a little salty.